I've been in flare-up territory for a while. I've been hit with painsomnia which has given me a buzzy headache/tinnitus.
It does feel unfair that the first day of my holiday I ended up awake with a splitting headache before I'm usually up for work.
I could have tossed and turned and tried to get back to sleep but I decided to get up. I made a cup of tea, took some codeine, put some chocolate chip brioche on a plate, got under a blanket on the sofa and put The Haunting of Hill House (2018) on.
It's good to have some rituals when you're stuck feeling rough and this show is my comfort blanket and has seen me through many a night of painsomnia.
I've been keeping the codeine topped up which calmed most of the buzzing and I was able to do some sorting out in my wardrobe and get a shower so I've not been a completely incapacitated zombie.
I read for a little while but it started to make my eyes feel sore. I managed to slip into a sofa snooze for about three hours but it's nearly 3am so I think it's fair to say my body clock is off.
At least I'm off work and I'm not feeling particularly low in mood. Once I'm feeling down, everything else ends up feeling more crippling. It's one less thing to have to try and get on top of.
It's easy to feel haunted by these various conditions and symptoms so the little comforts can make all the difference.
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